Recent content by RememberMurray

Mackey and Judd mentioned paternity leave for both KAM and McCarthy. It sounded as though it really annoyed O'Connell that McCarthy missed one particular practice... it was a Thursday practice in a short week after the Monday Night game vs the Bears, and apparently the practice on that...

Yes. It was money. We'll spend on a wide receiver, but we hate spending on a QB. It's hard to even contemplate the foolishness of that approach. "They couldn't afford" him? Apparently they couldn't afford to let him go! JJM was not ready to lead a team that had realistic playoff aspirations...

This has nothing to do with KOC supposedly saying he wanted to keep Darnold, which was what you seemed to be claiming in post #245.

If this is correct, it only confirms the notion that the Vikings bungled the entire situation.

First off, I doubt that any NFL front office goes by what 'articles' say. They spend many hours and lots of money evaluating players. As far as "dumbass notions" are concerned, there is no doubt — none — that the Vikings could have kept Darnold via the franchise tag. They chose not to do so...

I'm old enough to remember what it was like to watch sports on TV without all this wonderful, incredible corporate innovation and progress.

Ooooo... sounds as though you might have some 'insider' information! Wait... since this is coming from a Packer person, that would make it 'outsider' info. Right?

Many people here gave up on Sam Darnold after 2 'bad' games. I use half-quotes because in one of those 'bad' games, Darnold had absolutely no chance and was sacked, what, 9 times? Add in the fact that the 2 'bad' games came after Darnold played well enough to help this team to 14 wins.

Here are some cold, hard facts: The Vikings were confident they would be strong contenders for the Super Bowl in 2025. They were pretty close in '24, so they had good reason to think so. But the Vikings QB situation going into '25 was bungled, and bungled in the extreme. There's no other way...

I hope I win the lottery. If I don't, I'll be bitterly disappointed. The really weird part of this: I never buy lottery tickets! It's too much of a long shot. So, I worked hard all my life, tried to save my money, and after a lot of years putting in my time I retired. I'm not rich, but I have...

Why on earth would the Vikings pay Cousins "All That Money"? In the time he was here previously he never led the Vikings to a championship. Also, a great wide receiver can make a mediocre QB look good. I read that on Gopher Hole. And, speaking of "All That Money", we have Justin Jefferson. So...

The SEC used to have a built-in advantage in preseason rankings — and in the rankings in general — and they loudly celebrated their superior status; "It Just Matters More" is a statement of that claim to primacy. The recent results on the field, head-to-head, have blown that claim of SEC...

This should be interesting...

Brilliant post. I'm frankly amazed that some folks don't seem to grasp this. This also applies to the infamous preseason polls. Teams with a high ranking early in the season often appear to reap the benefit of those accolades even after it becomes apparent that they were very over rated from...

I hope you're not trying to somehow equate the Arkansas football program to Gopher football. Since 2017 when Fleck arrived, Minnesota is 66-44. Since 2017, Arkansas (in comparison) is 40-69. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arkansas/index.html